MONSOON


Meaning of MONSOON in English

mon ‧ soon /mɒnˈsuːn $ mɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Early Dutch monssoen , from Portuguese monçao , from Arabic mawsim 'time, season' ]

1 . [usually singular] the season, from about April to October, when it rains a lot in India and other southern Asian countries

2 . the heavy rain that falls during the monsoon, or the wind that brings the rain

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THESAURUS

▪ rain noun [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky:

The rain has stopped at last.

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There had been heavy rain during the night.

▪ drizzle noun [uncountable] light rain with very small drops of water:

A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.

▪ shower noun [countable] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light:

More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.

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a light shower of rain

▪ downpour noun [countable usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly:

A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter.

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a torrential downpour

▪ hail noun [uncountable] frozen rain that falls in the form of ↑ hailstone s (=small balls of ice) :

The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops.

▪ sleet noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain:

The rain had turned to sleet

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Sleet and snow fell.

▪ the rains noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries:

The farmers are waiting for the rains to come.

▪ monsoon noun [countable ] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries:

The monsoon is late this year.

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the monsoon season

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.